Informes

Situation Overview Heavy monsoon rains and water from upstream in India's northeast have inundated large parts of the Sylhet division, leaving millions of people marooned and triggering a humanitarian crisis. The flash floods swept away homes and…

In 2017, when the mass influx of Rohingya refugees arrived in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila, the speed and scale of the influx resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency. An estimated 80 per-cent of the total refugee…

The influx of more than 740,000 Rohingya people who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh starting in 2017 due to atrocities and human rights abuses has led to a major crisis and has become the largest response…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The third wave of flash floods in June 2022 devastated the north-eastern part of Bangladesh, especially Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), approximately 94 per cent of Sunamganj…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 June 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support social protection reforms in Bangladesh designed to protect vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges. The loan will finance…

PROJECT OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES Project Overview Duration: 2017 - 2022 Funded by: European Union Lead Ministries: Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) and MoFA) Implementing Partner: BRAC Service Coverage: 64 Districts of Bangladesh OVERALL OBJECTIVE To contribute to the sustainable reintegration of…

Islamic Relief launches emergency appeal in response to Bangladesh floods. 1.5 million children are at increased risk of drowning, disease and malnutrition. International relief agency, Islamic Relief launched an emergency appeal today to help people hit hard…

Executive Summary The northeast part of Bangladesh experienced a flash flood that started on the week of 15 May 2022. The intensity of the flood increased on 18 May 2022 as the major river ‘Surma’ and ‘Kusiara’…

A severe flash flood occurred in the north-eastern part of Sylhet and Sunamganj. Heavy rainfall over the past couple of weeks in the north-eastern Indian region led to increase the water level of Sylhet region…

Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen 18 May 2022 Executive Summary Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Indo-Pacific have had to deal with the overlapping effects of a pandemic and natural hazards. This policy report…